fstbttms
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You should never direct a pressure washer at the hull or other painted surface- running gear only. I have never used compressed air or heard of it being used. I suspect it would be pretty inneffective underwater.
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sterlingMarineService
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If u can't direct a washer at a hull then y do people preassure wash their boat and hull?!?!
fstbttms
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It's different underwater. The pressure washer must overcome the resistance of the water it's being sprayed thru. This means the nozzle must be held very close to the object being cleaned. The water pressure is extremely high at close range and paint removal is likely and damage the hull possible. If you watch them pressure washing a boat in the yard, they'll keep the washer nozzle several feet from the hull. This technique wouldn't work underwater.
sterlingMarineService
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Oh.... Well I knew u couldn't put it super close but it got me thinking one time when I purged my reg on a hull and it blasted the slime away!
fstbttms
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You work in one of strictest states in the country, as far as hull cleaning goes. You need to keep that in mind when plying your trade. Use Best Management Practices and only clean hulls using the gentlest possible methods. Pressure washers do not meet that criteria.
sterlingMarineService
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? I like how you know more about my states regs than me
fstbttms
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I am on the Board of Directors of the California Professional Divers Association. It's my job to know what is going on in this industry, especially on the West Coast.? I like how you know more about my states regs than me
sterlingMarineService
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Oh! Well whAt's going on?! Haha! I have no idea... I'm still getting my licenses together and looking into insurance so I have had no time to look into stuff:/
fstbttms
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Well, I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on the state of the hull cleaning biz in Washington, but if it's anything like California, then you (and every hull cleaner reading this) better get yourself informed about who is looking at what you do and what they plan to do about it. It's no secret that copper is a BIG water quality issue now, on both coasts. Sh*t rolls downhill and brother, we are at the bottom of that hill.
sterlingMarineService
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As in copper is bad for us or the environment or both?!
do u know the companies up here who r big in diving industry?!
do u know the companies up here who r big in diving industry?!
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